Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

The Pre-School Crowd

By the age of 3 or 4
Some traits are set in stone.
Who will be a leader,
Who will spend more time alone.

Who’ll be bossy, who’ll be shy,
Who confident and cool;
Who will linger, who will be
The first one in the pool.

Watch a while the pre-school crowd - 
It’s not like throwing dice -
For you can tell, in life, who will
And won’t be very nice.

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Hannah Borke January 20, 2020 at 5:59 PM You can also tell by a girl’s backpack how she’ll keep her house.

Rico Leffanta January 10, 2020 at 7:47 PM Yet what is really wonderful is most have not yet learned to discriminate, so make their choice of friends without regard to colour, height, weight, religion, socio-economic status, etc., They are what they are and accept others for being just who they are. Well done, Ilene! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison January 10, 2020 at 2:26 PM what interesting observations Ilene and having worked with preschoolers I know how true it is:-) hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger January 10, 2020 at 1:27 PM It is really the truth! We see it in our school which just opened preschool.

Tom Cunningham January 10, 2020 at 1:17 PM Interesting verse Ilene, their destiny set at such a young age. Tom

Gershon Wolf January 10, 2020 at 12:28 PM Ths s so true. 99%. (There's always someone who surprises). Wise words you've dispensed here, Ilene. I 've actually come to think that 'school' and 'life' are the processes of undoing all the harmful stuff picked up through age 4. What say you?! Smiles, Gershon